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Prosecutors from U.S., Colombia and Mexico Meet for Transnational Criminal Organizations Working Group |
From June 12 to 14, 2019, prosecutors from Colombia, Mexico, and the U.S. met for the second Transnational Criminal Organizations (TCO) Working Group. The goal of the Working Group is to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
35 |
6 |
2019-06-21 |
Colombia, Mexico, United States |
Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking, Human Trafficking |
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New Zealand Stops Chinese Extradition on Human Rights Concerns |
On June 11, 2019, the New Zealand Court of Appeal ruled against returning South Korean national and New Zealand resident Kyung Yup Kim, who is accused of murdering a 20-year-old Chinese woman while... |
Bruce Zagaris |
35 |
6 |
2019-06-21 |
China, New Zealand |
Extradition, Human Rights |
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Trump Administration Concludes Migration Enforcement Accords with Guatemala and Mexico |
On June 1 and 7, 2019, the Trump Administration concluded migration enforcement agreements with Guatemala and Mexico. On June 1, 2019, Kevin K. McAleenan, the acting secretary for the Department of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
35 |
6 |
2019-06-14 |
Guatemala, Mexico, United States |
Human Trafficking, Immigration, International Cooperation |
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Airport Seizures Emphasize the Role of the Illicit Wildlife Trade in India |
One day they found an African horn pit viper, two rhinoceros iguanas, and three rock iguanas. Less than two weeks before that, they discovered 18kg of peacock feathers. A month before that, they... |
Alex Psilakis |
35 |
6 |
2019-06-14 |
China, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka |
Environment, Wildlife, Wildlife Smuggle |
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Ecuador President Denies U.S. Extradition Request for Alleged Facebook Fraudster |
On June 7, 2019, Ecuador’s President Lenin Moreno denied the extradition request by the United States of Paul Ceglia, who is charged in New York with attempt to defraud Facebook Inc. founder... |
Bruce Zagaris |
35 |
6 |
2019-06-14 |
Ecuador, United States |
Asylum, Extradition, Forgery, Fraud |
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EU Council Makes Progress on Various Justice and Law Enforcement Issues |
At its 3697th meeting on June 6 and 7, 2019, the European Union’s Justice and Home Affairs Council discussed and adopted position on a number of criminal justice, home, and law... |
Michael Plachta |
35 |
6 |
2019-06-14 |
European Union |
EU Justice and Home Affairs Council, International Cooperation |
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Mass Protests Against Controversial Hong Kong Extradition Bill |
Between June 9 and June 12, 2019, Hong Kong witnessed a massive and violent wave of protests attended by up to one million. They demonstrated against a proposed extradition law that would allow... |
Michael Plachta |
35 |
6 |
2019-06-14 |
China, Hong Kong, United States |
Extradition |
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U.S. Treasury and Commerce Slap More Sanctions on Cuba |
On June 4, 2019, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued amendments to the Cuban Assets Control Regulations (CACR) to further implement the President... |
Bruce Zagaris |
35 |
6 |
2019-06-08 |
Cuba, United States |
Sanctions |
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Danish Tax Authority Settles $239 Million Civil Fraud Case with U.S. Pension Funds |
On May 29, 2019, the Danish Customs and Tax Administration (SKAT) announced that dozens of U.S. pension plans have agreed to a $239 million settlement, concluding litigation over dividend taxes.... |
Bruce Zagaris |
35 |
6 |
2019-06-07 |
Denmark, United States |
Tax Enforcement |
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International Report Filed with the ICC Accuses European Union of Crimes Against Humanity in the Libya Situation |
On June 3, 2019, a group of international lawyers submitted a report to the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) of the International Criminal Court (ICC) calling for the European Union (EU) and some of... |
Michael Plachta |
35 |
6 |
2019-06-07 |
Europe, Libya |
Crimes against Humanity, International Criminal Court |
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Interpol’s Lack of Power to Act Preemptively in Fighting Government Abuse of the Diffusion System |
In Volume 35, Issue 5 of the International Enforcement Law Reporter (May 2019), Mr. Yuriy Nemets argued that “INTERPOL’s rules not only give the organization the power to screen... |
Ted Bromund |
35 |
6 |
2019-06-07 |
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INTERPOL |
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EU Court of Justice Clarifies the Concept of “Judicial Issuing Authority” in the European Arrest Warrant’s Procedure |
On May 27, 2019, the Court of Justice of the European Union, Grand Chamber, (the Court) delivered two judgments giving its interpretation of one of the key concepts underlying the European... |
Michael Plachta |
35 |
6 |
2019-05-31 |
European Union, Germany, Lithuania |
European Union, Extradition |
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U.S. Issues Additional Indictments Against Julian Assange |
The fight over Julian Assange has shown no sign of slowing down. On May 23, 2019, the U.S. raised the stakes, charging Assange with 17 additional crimes in violation of the Espionage Act.... |
Alex Psilakis |
35 |
6 |
2019-05-31 |
Sweden, United Kingdom, United States |
Espionage, Extradition, National Security |
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UN Secretary General Releases Statement on International Humanitarian Law and Artificial Intelligence: Using the Past to Prepare for the Unknowable Future |
On March 25, 2019, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres released an official statement to the Group of Governmental Experts on Emerging Technologies in the Area of Lethal Autonomous Weapons... |
Evan Scheicher |
35 |
6 |
2019-05-31 |
Russia, United States |
International Organizations |
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South Africa Decides to Extradite Former Finance Minister to Mozambique Rather than the U.S. |
On May 21, 2019, the South African Minister of Justice and Correctional Services Michael Masutha announced that his government intended to extradite Mozambique’s former finance minister... |
Bruce Zagaris |
35 |
6 |
2019-05-31 |
Mozambique, South Africa, United States |
Corruption, Extradition |
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Danish Prosecutors Change 10 Former High-Level Danske Bank Officials |
On May 8, 2019, Danish economic prosecutors charged ten former leading employees of Danske Bank in connection with Danish police economic unit SØIK’s investigation into money... |
Bruce Zagaris |
35 |
6 |
2019-05-24 |
Denmark, Estonia, United States |
Money Laundering |
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U.S. Attorney General Announces Continued U.S. Funding of Law Enforcement Efforts at 3rd Ministerial of Northern Triangle Attorneys General, as Guatemala Prepares to Abolish Anti-Corruption Prosecutors |
On May 16, 2019, U.S. Attorney General William P. Barr, during the 3rd Ministerial of the Northern Triangle Attorneys General in El Salvador, announced that, as part of a coordinated law... |
Bruce Zagaris |
35 |
6 |
2019-05-24 |
El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, United States |
International Cooperation, Law Enforcement, Organized Crime |
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U.S., Europol and European Law Enforcement Dismantle GozNym Cyber-Criminal Network in Eastern Europe |
On May 16, 2019, the U.S. Attorney Scott W. Brady of the Western District of Pennsylvania and Europol announced from Europol’s headquarters in The Hague, Netherlands that a joint law... |
Bruce Zagaris |
35 |
6 |
2019-05-24 |
Europe, Russia, United States |
Cybercrime |
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NCA Civil Asset Recovery Investigation Nets £6 Million Worth of Assets |
On May 12, 2019, the National Crime Agency in the United Kingdom recovered approximately £6 million worth of assets, including an award-winning luxury hotel and a £100,000 Bentley from... |
Bruce Zagaris |
35 |
5 |
2019-05-17 |
Russia, United Kingdom |
Asset Forfeiture, Money Laundering |
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1MDB Case: Malaysia Extradites Former Banker to the U.S. and U.S. Indicts Malaysian Financier for Foreign and Conduit Election Contributions |
On May 7, 2019, the United States government announced Malaysia has extradited Ng Chong Hwa, 46, and a Malaysian national, also known as “Roger Ng,” to face charges of conspiring to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
35 |
5 |
2019-05-17 |
Malaysia, United States |
Bribery, Corruption, Extradition |
